Moringa Leaf Powder
Moringa Leaf Powder
Moringa leaf powder is made from the freshly harvested leaves that are dried and crushed for use as a nutritional supplement. Due to its impressive nutritional properties, it is considered as a “green superfood”. Add moringa powder to smoothies, soups, or use it as a tea. It does have a mild asparagus-like flavour, so expect it to taste healthy.
But there are more to moringa’s claims to superfood fame. Its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant compounds help protect your performance and strengthen your body against a wide variety of diseases.
Properties and Health benefits
Here are some of the best health benefits of moringa oleifera:
- It’s nutrient-packed
- It’s a super source of plant-based protein
- It can balance hormones
- It improves digestion and gut health
- It supports brain health
- Helps lower blood pressure
- Contains all the essential amino acids your body cannot make
- Lower blood sugar and protects against diabetes: Maintaining healthy blood sugar is key to reducing inflammation, boosting mood, and preventing heart diseases and diabetes. The antioxidant phytochemicals in moringa leaves also helps protects the kidney and retinas from diabetes-related damage.
- Reduces inflammation and oxidation: Moringa has powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and helps soothe chronic inflammation in your body. Reducing inflammation is key to increasing longevity, strength and resilience to chronic diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, and obesity.
- It fights free radicals: Moringa also boats an impressive arsenal of antioxidants including vitamins C and E, flavonoids, and polyphenols. All these protect your cells from oxidative stress, DNA damage, and inflammation. The high antioxidant content and ability to detoxify heavy metals, make it an ideal supplement for supporting kidney and liver health.
- Defends against viral, fungal, and bacterial infections: Several compounds in moringa are naturally antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic. These affects are so strong, that moringa is used as a promising supplement managing/treating herpes simplex virus and HIV.
- Iron deficiency: Moringais an ideal iron supplement and perfect for vegetarians who may need help hitting their iron and protein intake.